Baby Bok Choy
Inventory, 30 lbs : 18.73
This item was last sold on : 09/27/23
Description/Taste
Baby Bok choy is a young, petite, and tender cabbage, averaging 10-12 centimeters in length, and has a bulb-like base consisting of clustered stems connected to oval, flat leaves. The stems, also known as petioles, are thick, firm, and slightly curved, ranging in color from white to pale green, depending on the variety. The delicate leaves are dark green to light green and are crisp, smooth, and wide. Baby Bok choy is tender and crunchy with a sweet, fresh green flavor.
Seasons/Availability
Baby Bok choy is available year-round, with peak-seasons in the early spring and fall.
Current Facts
Baby Bok choy, botanically classified as Brassica rapa susbp. chinensis, is a small, non-heading cabbage that grows green blades and is a member of the Brassicaceae family along with broccoli, kale, and mustard. Native to China, Baby Bok choy is an early-harvested, compact plant that is more tender and sweeter than its mature counterparts. Bok choy translates from Chinese to mean “white cabbage,” and there are multiple varieties of Baby Bok choy with varying sizes and colors ranging from dark green leaves with white stems to green leaves with pale green stems. Baby Bok choy is also known by many different names due to differing Asian dialects and is mostly found under Pak choy, Spoon Cabbage, Bok choi, and Pak choi. The small cabbages are favored for their mild taste, tender consistency, and high nutritional properties, predominately used in salads, soups, stir-fries, and side dishes.
Nutritional Value
Baby Bok choy is an excellent source of vitamins A, C, and K, and beta-carotene, which are antioxidants that help the body fight against environmental aggressors and is a good source of fiber to stimulate digestion. The greens also contain calcium, potassium, vitamin B6, magnesium, and folate to help support bone strength and fight against inflammation.
Applications
Baby Bok choy is best suited for both raw and cooked applications such as stir-frying, braising, grilling, steaming, boiling, and sautéing. The tender nature of the stem and leaves is showcased when chopped and tossed into fresh green salads, or the raw leaves can be mixed into a slaw with carrots and garlic. In cooked applications, Baby Bok choy can be sliced in half and added to soups, quickly cooked in stir-fries with other vegetables, mixed into noodle dishes, or tossed with cooked meats and rice. One advantage of Baby Bok choy is the vegetable’s fast cooking time and small shape. The curved leaves provide a pleasing aesthetic in dishes and do not need to be finely chopped to retain a tender texture. Baby Bok choy pairs well with aromatics such as garlic and ginger, mushrooms, bell pepper, broccoli, carrots, herbs such as basil, cilantro, and mint, sesame seeds, sauces such as soy, hoisin, and oyster, tofu, meats such as poultry, pork, and white fish, noodles, chicken broth, and light-bodied vinegars. The leaves and stems will keep up to three days when loosely stored in a plastic bag and kept in the crisper drawer of the refrigerator.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
In traditional Chinese medicine, Bok choy is considered to be a cooling ingredient that can help balance energy in organs such as the kidneys, lungs, stomach, brain, and gall bladder. The cabbage first became well-known when it was mentioned in the acclaimed Compendium of Materia Medica, which is a comprehensive book recording traditional Chinese medicine practices, written by 16th-century Chinese pharmacist Li Shizhen. In the book, Shizhen wrote about the disease-fighting properties of bok choy, and since the book was published, bok choy has become a staple ingredient in Asian cooking. Bok choy is also believed to help improve digestion, detox and lubricate the intestines, and boost metabolism.
Geography/History
Bok choy is native to China, originally from the Yangtze River Delta, where it has been cultivated for thousands of years. In the 14th century, bok choy was transported via trade routes to Korea during the Joseon Dynasty, where it would become a key ingredient in kimchi. It was later introduced to Southeast Asia in the 16th century and Europe in the 19th century. Today Baby Bok choy is still widely cultivated across Asia and Southeast Asia, and it is also grown and sold at farmers markets and specialty grocers in Australia, South Africa, Europe, Canada, South America, the Caribbean, Central America, and the United States.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
| Kettner Exchange | San Diego CA | 909-915-9877 |
| JRDN Restaurant | San Diego CA | 858-270-5736 |
| Black Raill Kitchen + Bar | Carlsbad CA | 619-454-9182 |
| Harumama (Little Italy) | San Diego CA | 619-269-7122 |
| Lauberge Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-259-1515 |
| Inn at Rancho Santa Fe | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-381-8289 |
| Kona Kai Resort and Marina | San Diego CA | 619-221-8000 |
| Harney Sushi Oceanside | Oceanside CA | 760-967-1820 |
| Pacifica Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-792-0505 |
| Glenbrook Health Center | Carlsbad CA | 760-704-1000 |
| Fortunate Son | San Diego CA | 619-806-6121 |
| Harumama Noodles & Buns (Carlsbad) | Carlsbad CA | 760-637-5737 |
| La Costa Glen North | Carlsbad CA | 760-704-1436 |
| C 2 C | San Diego CA | 619-972-9345 |
| Amalfi Gourmet LLC | San Diego CA | 619-379-3099 |
| The Seabird Resort | Oceanside CA | 951-704-9703 |
| Hilton Garden Inn | San Diego CA | 858-720-9500 |
| Pamplemousse Grill | Solana Beach CA | 858-792-9090 |
| Leichtag Foundation | Encinitas CA | 760-230-6772 |
| The Switchboard Restaurant and Bar | Oceanside CA | 442-266-2781 |
| Huntress | San Diego CA | 619-955-5750 |
| Blue Ocean La Jolla | La Jolla CA | 858-999-0323 |
| GoodOnYa | Encinitas CA | 949-2953145 |
| Thai One On | Carlsbad CA | 760-500-8674 |
| The Place Catering | San Diego CA | 858-549-7000 |
| Juan Tequila | San Diego CA | 520-395-7565 |
| Vi At La Jolla Village | San Diego CA | 858-646-7700 |
| Lime in the Coconut | Chula Vista CA | 619-820-0961 |
| Beaumont's | San Diego CA | 858-459-0474 |
| Trust Restaurant | San Diego CA | 609-780-7572 |
| Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-756-1582 |
| Hilton Harbor Island | San Diego CA | 619-291-6700 |
| Sovereign Thai Cuisine | San Diego CA | 619-887-2000 |
| Polaris Supreme | San Diego CA | 619-390-7890 |
| PFC Fitness Camp | Carlsbad CA | 888-488-8936 |
| Azuki Sushi Lounge | San Diego CA | 619-238-4760 |
| Alila Marea Beach Resort (Banquets) | Encinitas CA | 805-539-9719 |
| Viejas Casino | Alpine CA | 619-659-1774 |
| Roots Craft Juice | Oceanside CA | 760-708-8859 |
| Firefly Beach | San Diego CA | 619-222-6440 |
| UCSD Food & Nutrition Department La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-761-1269 |
| The Farm Golf Club | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-756-5585 |
| Farm Fresh Meals | Vista CA | 760-707-2383 |
| US Grant Hotel Main | San Diego CA | 619-232-3121 |
| InterContinental Vistal Kitchen | San Diego CA | 619-501-9400 |
| Coast Catering | Escondido CA | 619-295-3173 |
| Panama 66 | San Diego CA | 619-206-6352 |
| Grass Skirt | San Diego CA | 858-412-5237 |
| The Bowl | San Diego CA | 619-813-5865 |
| Rancho Valencia | Del Mar CA | 858-756-1123 |
| La Jolla Country Club | San Diego CA | 858-454-9601 |
| BFD-Big Front Door | San Diego CA | 619-723-8183 |
| Mesa College | San Diego CA | 619-388-2240 |
| Bali Hai Restaurant | San Diego CA | 619-222-1181 |
| La Costa Resort & Spa Main Kitchen | Carlsbad CA | 760-930-7063 |
| Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-759-6063 |
| Olivewood Gardens -Donation | National City CA | 619-434-4281 |
| The Flavor Chef (Catering) | Vista CA | 619-295-3172 |
| White Rice Morena | San Diego CA | 619-289-9208 |
| Belmont Park Cannonball | San Diego CA | 858-228-9283 |
| Sepulveda Meats & Provisions | San Diego CA | 619-501-1878 |
| Reata Glen | Ladera Ranch CA | 949-545-2250 |
| Harumama Sushi & Ramen (Ocean Beach) | San Diego CA | 858-886-9909 |
| Jeune Et Jolie | Carlsbad CA | 858-231-0862 |
| Saint Mark Golf and Resort, LLC | San Marcos CA | 508-320-6644 |
| Spirit of Adventure Sportfishing | San Diego CA | 619-454-9711 |
| insideOUT | San Diego CA | 619-888-8623 |
| Estancia Adobe | San Diego CA | 858-550-1000 |
| Juniper & Ivy | San Diego CA | 858-481-3666 |
| Pacific Regent La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-597-8008 |
| Under Belly-Uptown | San Diego CA | 619-269-4626 |
| Royal Polaris Sportfishing | San Diego CA | 619-226-8030 |
| Duke's La Jolla | La Jolla CA | 858-454-1999 |
| Snake Oil Cocktail Company LLC | San Diego CA | 619-754-4041 |
| Brigantine Poway | Poway CA | 858-486-3066 |
| Belching Beaver Brewery Tavern and Grill | Vista CA | 760-509-4424 |
| Cal A Vie | Vista CA | 760-945-2055 |
| Viejas Casino Grove Steakhouse | Alpine CA | 800-295-3172 |
| Wolf In the Woods | San Diego CA | 619-851-7275 |
| UCSD Food & Nutrition Department Hillcrest | San Diego CA | 619-380-9840 |
| Top of the Market | San Diego CA | 619-234-4867 |
| Harumama Noodles & Buns (Encinitas) | Encinitas CA | 858-886-9909 |
| Carte Hotel | San Diego CA | 619-365-1858 |
| Under Belly-Little Italy Kitchen | San Diego CA | 619-269-4626 |
| Sbicca | Del Mar CA | 858-481-1001 |
| Jensens Finest Foods - Produce | San Diego CA | 619-550-2097 |
| The Compass | Carlsbad CA | 760-434-1900 |
| Fairmont Grand Del Mar | San Diego CA | 858-314-1975 |
| San Diego Yacht Club | San Diego CA | 619-758-6334 |
| Sandpiper Wood Fired Grill & Oysters | La Jolla CA | 858-228-5655 |
| Kitchens For Good | San Diego CA | 619-450-4040 |
| Bistro du Marche by Tapenade | La Jolla CA | 858-551-7500 |
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